Accessory for curtain drapes



Feb. 26, 1952 Q p Tz 2,587,492

ACCESSORY F OR CURTAIN DRAPES Filed Feb. 25, 1947 IN V EN TOR. Oway L 272632.

BY )flm fab/4 Patented Feb. 26, 1952 UNITED PATENT OFFICE,

AGCESSORYiFOR CURTAIN DRAPES .Ovsay'Liptz, New .Yoi'k,' N.'Y. Application-February225, 1947, Serial N'o; 730,711

2 Claims.

, This inventionxrelates vto. curtains :of-.-.:cloth ;-and other ..material "and .-.-the 11ike rdraperies .or han ings for interior decorative purposes; such as oui'tainshung along theitopof a window .inia" room, and tastefullyarranged.sat the opposite or morepieces, all worked inthe manner required;

and '8 wed ztq etheit. .to. .make. the curtain. compl te, W bathe. accessory.thesstrlemf the curtain can i emedified. if ..deined,;.theacolor schemelzcan beaal ered'withoutloss ei-sharmnny, anditheentire curtainacan be made .much zmore attractive,

endithlis causedtoassumean entirely renovated andremodeledappearance.

The desired result is attained in the manner described below, and illustrated on the drawings which show preferred forms of the invention.

But this disclosure is explanatory only and I may make changes in details without departure from the principle of the invention or change in the essential characteristics thereof.

0n said drawings,

Figure 1 is 'a front view of a curtain according to my invention. v

Figure 2 is an enlarged vertical section on line 2-2.

Figure 3 is a front view of a part of a modified embodiment of the invention, and

Figure 4 is a vertical section through the invention as illustrated in Figure 3.

Figure 1 presents a curtain made of a piece of woven or knitted cloth, paper or other material I, substantially rectangular in shape, and having along one vertical edge a flounce or row of rufiles 2. The opposite side 3 hangs down adjacent one vertical edge of the opening containing the window, in the usual way when the cure tain is suspended along its top. It is gathered into folds toward the side 3 by a loop or tieback 4 or any other means; the folds being indicated at 5. Such curtains are nearly always hung in pairs, one at each side of the opening. Along the upper edge a strip 6 to form a hem is attached to the sheet or body I; this strip being of folded cloth with a line of stitches I along 2 the middle. :Its :overlying edges :at "the border remote from line of fold, which .runszalongi its topias shown in Figure 2, are turned in, 'as indicateds-at s8; "and secured by a row 'of stitches f9 passing only through the edges 8. The sheet l has a horizontal strip [0 forming a flounc'e-or row of ruilies .alongritsupper edge, and1is fastened to .the. hem'band or strip 6 by a lineof stitches I I passing through it 'andthe rufiles ..on:1;he stri l0. Thecstitches'l divide the IdOUbIBIaYEI StIiP or band 6 into two enclosed passages I 2 i'through the lowerof which theirod-supporting Jthe curtain along the ;top of thewindow :is u'sually passed.- Tov'cooperate with the irufiles i'of the strip iii! and enhance their iattra'ctive eifec't, 'the "strip 6. may havewvertical pl'eats therein .runnin'g =f rom its upper to its lower edge along the length thereof.

The'chief aim o'f this invention is to enable the owner to impart a wholly fresh and di'iferent appearance-to the-curtain by means of an ornamental attachment or accessory that-can b'e us'ed with the curtain whenever desired. Thisbbject is gained by overlaying "the hem band 6 with a separate-valance'or'flounce indicated at M, which is joined to the front layer of the strip 6 by hooks IS on its rear face or any other suitable fastening means. It can easily be added and taken ofi at will. This accessory is made of another strip or band [6, folded along the middle thereof with its edges flush and having secured over it along the one edge I! a wide band or strip l8, having gathered portions or rows of ruiiies I 9 and 20 along its two edges. The other edge 2| of the strip l6, which is even with the edge I! is turned over inward. Between the edges I! and 2| is the edge of another strip 22, which is fiat and even and acts as a shadow panel. The band 6, the front layer I8 with its two lines of ruflles l9 and 20, and the back layer 22 are all united by a double row of stitches 23 passing through all three parts named. The hooks or fasteners I5 are made fast on the rear layer or fold of the strip l6, near the top.

To'put this accessory into place, one has only to lay it across the hem band or strip 6 of the curtain and engage the fasteners 15 with the band 6. The accessory then will extend across the full width of the curtain at the top, and its ruffles and other ornamental features will com-; pletely conceal the strip ill at the top of the sheet I, and whatever pleats the strip 6 may contain. The curtain then will look like a new curtain taking the place of the first one; and enables the owner to bring about a virtual change I is white or any other bright hue, the attach-' ment can be green, blue. red etc., and when put into position the whiteness of the band 6 and upper part of the sheet I is altogether hidden under the two layers of the strip l6 and the two layers l8 and 22.. The back layer 22 serves as a shadow panel, presenting the right background for whatever color the attachment has different from that which the curtain and its top hem originally present. The renovated curtain thus looks different in both style and coloring and gives the appearance of an entirely new and separate article. All these advantages are gained at little extra expense.

Figures 3 and 4 present a modification in which the accessory is made of one double strip 24 with hooks IE or the like along the back, and the front layer gathered into pleats 25. These'pleats may be box pleats or have some other shape. This strip is as wide as the combined strips 16 and I8 in Figures 1 and 2; and the pleats 25 are of a length nearly equal to the width of the strip 24 and take the place of the rufiles l9 and 20.

The accessory can of course be utilized with all kinds of curtains, such as those hung over dressing tables and other articles of furniture as well as doorways, windows and the like locations.

The invention thus has decided merit and by means of it old curtains can be made to look altogether new simply by dressing them and setting them off with the attachment above described.

Having described my invention, what I believe to be new is:

1; An accessory for a curtain adapted to overlie and be fastened to the upper part and extend along the width of the curtain, said accessory comprising a longitudinally folded strip with substantially flush lower edges, one only of which is turned in, a strip forming a back layer having one edge between the two edges of said folded strip, a strip forming a front layer making contact with the other edge of the folded strip on the outer side of the latter, said front layer having rufiles along its top and bottom, stitching passing through the two layers and the two edges of the folded strip to hold the parts together, and fastening means carried by the folded strip above the inturned edge thereof.

2. The combination of a curtain and a strip adapted to overlie and be fastened to the upper part of said curtain and extend along the width thereof, said curtain having a hem along its top, said strip comprising a folded band with substantially flush longitudinal lower edges one only of which is inturned, a strip forming a back layer fastened to the band with one edge between the edges of said band, another strip forming a front layer having portions gathered into ruffles, and attached to the outer side of the folded band along the other edge, said ruiiles overlapping the edges of said band, stitching'to secure said band and said strips together, and fasteners attached to the band above the inturned edge, said strips covering the hem of the curtain and giving a different appearance thereto.

- OVSAY LIPETZ.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,685,252 Trueb Sept. 25, 1928' 1,860,110 Martens May 24, 1932 2,200,041 Rosenberg May '7, 1940 2,200,366 Grundstein May 14, 1940 2,256,992 Stain Sept. 23,1941 2,395,335 Loeb Feb. 19, 1946 2,410,662 Kahn Nov. 5, 1946' 

